Comparison

Nardy vs Nardy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Nardy

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Play classic Backgammon offline against smart AI or with a friend on one device. Nardy: Backgammon Game brings the timeless board game experience to your iPhone and iPad with smooth gameplay, beautiful boards and intelligent opponents. Features: • Play offline anytime • Smart AI opponent • Two-player mode on one device • Short and Long Backgammon modes • Beautiful board themes, checker sets and 3D dice • Smooth dice and checker animations • Detailed statistics • 24 achievements and Game Center leaderboard • 12 languages • Designed for iPhone and iPad Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, enjoy a relaxing and polished backgammon experience wherever you are.

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Nardy

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Nardy brings both games of the backgammon family to your iPhone: Long Narde, the classic of the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Short, the backgammon the world knows. Play a friend across one phone, or a computer rival with a personality. TWO GAMES • Long Narde: no hitting, one checker holds a point, one checker off the head per turn. A race of blocks and patience. • Short Narde, classic backgammon: hitting, the bar, gammons and backgammons. • Rules are built in, and the board only lets you make legal moves. A RIVAL WITH CHARACTER Take on the computer at Easy, Medium or Hard. With Apple Intelligence, your opponent picks its move in character and has something to say about it. Stuck? Ask for a hint and see the best play. PLAY WITH A FRIEND Pass one phone across the table. No setup, no internet needed. GROW AS A PLAYER • Earn XP every game and climb from Novice to Grandmaster • Keep your daily streak going • 28 achievements, also in Game Center • Stats for each game: win rate, gammons, fastest win, biggest comeback • Share your wins as a card A BOARD WORTH TOUCHING Walnut, bone and ebony with inlaid rosettes. Tap to throw or shake the phone. Add the dice widget to your Home Screen and throw from there too. EVEN BETTER ON IPHONE DUO Hold it half open, like a board on the table: the fold becomes the bar, and a snap of the hinge throws the dice. Close it and keep playing on the outer display. NARDY PRO No ads, ever. One purchase, no subscription: the Hard opponent, unlimited hints, and table themes like Mahogany, Yerevan, Card Club and Neon. Languages: English, Russian, Armenian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nardy at none against Nardy's 1. Nardy also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Nardy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Nardy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nardy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nardy ships an update every 4 months, Nardy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Nardy versus Nardy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNardyNardy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuliia ChornaArtem Novichkov

In-app purchases

None

Nardy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nardy

One-time1
  • Nardy Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Nardy free?
Nardy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nardy free?
Nardy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nardy or Nardy have ads?
Nardy shows ads; Nardy does not.
Which is updated more often, Nardy or Nardy?
Nardy ships an update every 4 months, and Nardy every 4 days. Most recently, Nardy was updated on October 28, 2026 and Nardy on October 29, 2026.

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